Writing-tablet for roll-paper.



PATENTED MAY 5, 1903. J. P. DORE. WRITING TABLET FOR ROLL PAPER,

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 5, 1902.

10 MODEL.

l-VITNESSES R m m m Altarney Patented May 5, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.s

JOHN P. DORR, 0 F GARDINER, MAlNE.

WRITING-TABLET FOR ROLL-PAPER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 727,2l09, dated May 5, 1903.

Application filed February 5, 1902. Serial No. 92,725. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Beitknown that I, JOHN P. DORE, of Gardiner, in the county of Kennebec and State of Maine, have invented certain'new and useful Improvements in Writing-Tablets for Roll- Paper; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such aswill enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

.Myinvention relates to an improvementin writing-tablets for roll-paper, the object of the invention being to provide a writing-tablet which shall be so constructed and arranged as to admit of. the paper being easily and quickly withdrawn from the roll, so as to present new surfaces for writing.

A further object is to provide a neat and attractive device which shall be simple in construction, cheap to manufacture, durable in use, and which shall be efiectual in all respects in the performance of its functions.

With these ends in view my invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combinations of parts, as will be hereinafter more fully described, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is.

a perspective view of my improvement with the cover 13 removed, and Fig. 2 is a view in longitudinal section of the same.

able light material and provided at or near;

its upper end with a semicylindrical seat 1 for supporting the paper-roll 2. This seat extends across or practically across board A and is provided in its bottom with an opening or slot 3, extending lengthwise thereof, which alines with a similar opening or slot 4, formed in the body portion of said board, and through these alining openings or slots and the opening or slot 5, formed in and adjacent to the opposite end of the board A, the paper from roll 2 passes as it isreeled oi the roll. This paper-roll is prevented from moving endwise on its seat by the stops 6 6', which maybe fastened to the board A at points adjacent to the respective ends of the semicylindrical seat 1, as shown in the drawings, or, if desired, they may be secured across the open ends of said semicylindrical seat, or the latter might be made with closed ends, and thereby avoid the use of separate stops for preventing this endwise movement of the roll. The paper-roll is also prevented from riding over'the sides of its seat while being rotated by the ball or clip 7. This bail or clip is practically U shape and is provided with inwardly-bent ends 7 7 for entering notches 8 8, formed in the sides of semicylindrical seat 1. This clip embraces or rests over the seat containing the roll and holds the latter in place, thus permitting the board to be moved and handled without danger of displacing the paper-roll.

In rear of semicylindricalseat l and adjacent thereto is located a combined presser-bar and cutter 9, which is firmly held in its normal or operative position by the spring-clips 10 10. These clips are arranged on opposite sides of board A and are so constructed as to permit of the complete removal of the presserbar and cutter whenever it is desired to adjust the paper held thereby. The side edges of this bar are beveled, so as to form cutting edges for severing the paper from roll 2,which operation may be conveniently'accomplished when the bar is locked in the position shown in the drawings. This bar is also marked off after the manner of a rule and by securing with a series of suitably-spaced lines for the purpose of guiding the writer while using the device, while the opposite sidethereof, preferably at or near each corner, is provided with a rubber cushion 11 for elevating the pad above the object on which it is supported.

To adjust the paper from a new roll to a writing position upon the board, the free end thereof is first passed downwardly through the alining slots 3 and 4, formed in the semicylindricai seat and. board, respectively, thence in a direction toward the opposite end of said board and upwardly through opening or slot 5, and finally along the upper surface of the board, terminating at or adjacent to the semicylindrical seat 1, and at this point it is engaged and held against accidental movement by the combined resser-bar and cutter 9.

With this device and by the employment of a roll of paper articles of any length may be written on a single sheet or, if desired, the article may be written on sheets of any predetermined length, the latter being severed from the roll by using the bar 9 as a cutter.

After a sheet has been severed from the roll the bar 9 is removed out of engagement with clips 10 10, and by then exerting a pull upon the free end of the paper, this movement will cause the paper-roll to rotate on its seat and feed the length of paper desired.

This device is particularly adapted for use by editors, reporters, students, school children, and others where the saving of time and paper is an object.

The paper from its passage through slots 3-and 4 to slot 5 is protected against injury as well as from being soiled by a flexible bottom 12, one end of which is permanently secured to one end of board A, while its opposite end is adapted to be hooked or otherwise removably attached to the opposite end of said board, as shown at 12*, whereby the flexible bottom may be partially removed, so as to permit of and facilitate the feeding of the free end of a new roll of paper through the slots 3, 4, and 5.

If desired, a cover 13, as shown in Fig. 2, might be employed for completely covering semicylindrical seat 1 and the paper-roll seated therein. This cover may be constructed of any suitable material and ornamented in any desired manner.

It is evident that changes in the construction and relative arrangement of the several parts might be made without avoiding my invention, and hence I would have it understood that Ido not restrict myself to the particular construction and arrangement of parts shown and described; but,

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. As a new article of manufacture, a tablet comprising a writing-board, a seat upon one end of said board for supporting a roll of paper, said board and seat having alined slots for the passage of paper from the roll, and a spring-pressed bar mounted on the board adjacent to the roll-seat for holding the unwound paper on the board.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a tablet, comprising a writing-board, a concave seat upon one end of the board for supporting a roll of paper, said board and seat having slots for the passage of the paper, means for securing the unwound section of the paper against accidental movement upon the board and a supplemental bottom or covering for protectinga portion of the unwound paper.

3. As a new article of manufacture, a tablet comprising a writing-board, a concave pocket upon one end thereof for supporting a roll of paper, said board and pocket having slots formed therein for the passage of paper from the roll, means located near said pocket for holding an unwound portion of the paper upon the board and a cover secured to one end of the board for inclosing the pocket and a roll of paper therein.

4. As a new article of manufacture, a tablet com prisinga writing-board, a concave seat located upon one end of the board, said seat and board having slots for the passage of paper from a roll on said seat, means for holding unwound paper upon said board and a bail removably attached at its ends to said seat and adapted to embrace a roll of paper on the latter.

5. As a new article of manufacture, a tablet comprising a board, a concave seat located on one end of the board and having a slot in its bottom for the passage of paper from a roll on said seat, said board having a slot communicating with the slot in the seat, and said board having another slot near its other end for the passage of the paper and a clamp or holder on the top of the board adjacent to said seat for holding the paper in position upon the board.

6. As a new article of manufacture, a tablet comprisinga writing-board, a concave seat on one end thereof for supporting a roll of paper, said board and seat having slots for the passage of the paper, a spring-retained bar for locking the unwound section of the paper against movement upon the board, means for preventing lateral movement of the paper-roll, and a bail for embracing the paper-roll to prevent it from riding over the sides of the pocket.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN P. DORE.

Witnesses AUGUSTUS BAILEY, WILLIAM Donn. 

